Does anyone ever sit and think of their bus and then wonder to themselves, " what the hell am I doing"?
Many times as I was converting it. But like all big projects, do one job completely and to your satisfaction, then move on to the next job-one at a time. Pretty soon you'll see progress, and then the bus will be at a point you can use it. Eventually, it will be more or less completed, with just minor jobs to do on it periodically. I am at that point now, and when I sit back and look at the completed bus, I think to myself that I can't believe I did this huge job and am satisfied with it.
I am leaving thurs for Lake Havasu, Az until Monday. Staying at Crazy Horse RV park right on the lake over the London Bridge. Good Luck, TomC
Dax, Many times! The question is "How Do You Eat An Elephant?" the answer is "One Bite At A Time!" I spent a life time trouble shooting problems mechanical and electrical. Patience is a virtue! This board and several others and the information passed on by many great folks make all things possible! When you get discouraged backup pull up a chair get one of your favorite brews or drinks and do what i do, i ask my wife how to fix it! ;D All kidding aside we usually laugh when i ask her, we laugh and I feel better, she thinks i'm totally crazy!.....LOL!
Just wait till you break down on the highway...then you'll really ask yourself that question!
But you would be surprised how much good will a bus can generate.
Pretty soon, people will buy you Christmas presents "for the bus".
Yeah, I had a bus once, sold it and now I regret having to do that. Can't wait to jump in again. Of course, I will probably have my "OH SHOOT" moments. (I don't cuss, but I will write it down and sign my name to it)
Quote from: brojcol on October 17, 2007, 08:57:03 AM
Just wait till you break down on the highway...then you'll really ask yourself that question!
But you would be surprised how much good will a bus can generate.
Pretty soon, people will buy you Christmas presents "for the bus".
Yeah, I had a bus once, sold it and now I regret having to do that. Can't wait to jump in again. Of course, I will probably have my "OH SHOOT" moments. (I don't cuss, but I will write it down and sign my name to it)
I am in somewhat the same situation. I lost my bus in a fire and was financially unable to replace it. I do have some hope that maybe in the near future that will change.
The oil and gas industry is booming here in WV and they have discovered that by going a couple of thousand feet deeper they have discovered a new gas bearing sand. They have already drilled two wells on property I own the mineral rights to and are preparing to drill a third. They hit a good supply of gas on the first two and hopefully will maybe hit a gusher on the third. If so, then maybe I can be like Grandpa Clampet (sp) and get me a Model T and head for Hollywood. LOL
I'll be watching the news to see about gas prices dropping because of the new source of oil. We certainly hear it every time there is something happens so they can raise prices! haha.. Good luck to you, Richard. I wouldn't mind owning some mineral rights out here!
Brian, I hope to use your site as a way to convince my wife that 'steel tenting' is a good thing. She keeps saying she don't want us to use the bus until it is done.
Quote from: Songman on October 17, 2007, 10:13:34 AM
I'll be watching the news to see about gas prices dropping because of the new source of oil. We certainly hear it every time there is something happens so they can raise prices! haha.. Good luck to you, Richard. I wouldn't mind owning some mineral rights out here!
Brian, I hope to use your site as a way to convince my wife that 'steel tenting' is a good thing. She keeps saying she don't want us to use the bus until it is done.
If something good happens I guarantee that I will be out to see you.
Richard
Quote from: brojcol on October 17, 2007, 08:57:03 AM
Just wait till you break down on the highway...then you'll really ask yourself that question!
But you would be surprised how much good will a bus can generate.
Pretty soon, people will buy you Christmas presents "for the bus".
Yeah, I had a bus once, sold it and now I regret having to do that. Can't wait to jump in again. Of course, I will probably have my "OH SHOOT" moments. (I don't cuss, but I will write it down and sign my name to it)
LOL.... LOL..... You funny... berry berry funny..
And YES, A bus is a Great attention getter.. Peeps love to see it and know all about it... then they go home and Dreamm about one.. LOL...
Paul.....
Oh. BTW, Random Thoughts cause Brain damage ;-) ::)
All the time! But then I just stop and think it thru for awhile and then a big silly grin appears on my mug....almost like it's magic! We are soosss lucky to be able to do all of this silly stuff. :) :) :)
Isn't it cool when you just stop and realize that you own a bus!
Quote from: Songman on October 17, 2007, 03:42:16 PM
Isn't it cool when you just stop and realize that you own a bus!
You know I read this and thought yeah well.....
And then it hit me (again) Hey, I
Do own a bus! ;D ;D ;D
Just be thankful that we are not like a frog with a glass butt!!!!!!!!!!!! We keep jumping ,jumping, jumping,&,etc.
Dwayne ;)
Was out to the farm Sunday and they are preparing a spot to drill the fourth one. Songman, I may be coming out to see you!
Richard
Quote from: DrivingMissLazy on October 23, 2007, 05:39:36 AM
Was out to the farm Sunday and they are preparing a spot to drill the fourth one. Songman, I may be coming out to see you!
Richard
Send them guys over here to Middle Tennessee, My water well is actually an undiscovered gas well with a side order of stinky water... Sure would be nice to have an income machine sitting in my pasture.... I may have to do a flame test to see what kind of gas however...
If you hear a giant boom.. No worries, Just me checking my well.....
I wonder what I'm doing less often than my wife does lol. I wondered why I was doing this when the engine hatch came down on the top of my head (my wife thinks that explains a lot of things), I wonder when I look at the cost of fueling up, I wonder when I look at the projects still ahead of me on the bus, but the beauty of all this is that when I fire it up and take a cruise, all that goes away and I know why we all do this.
Today I needed to fire up the beast and back her up just a bit so I could load some wood into her.
As I sat there looking out my side window over the 6'3" fence into my neighbors yards and released the brake and began rolling it all came to me why I got my bus. I had to do the Home Improvement show caveman grunt as I backed her up.
Someday I'll even get to drive her out on the open road again.
Still, whenever I read a post about someone breaking down somewhere I begin to wonder again, just what the hell am I doing?
-Dave
Re breakdowns on the road...i'm a newbie at the bus thing but an old hand at driving old vehicles. I actually enjoy the suspense/challenge/adventure/trials/tribulations of driving an old vehicle. That feeling of "HA! I fixed IT" etc....
Oh I just realized I'm not such a newbie at buses. I used to tour US and Canada with the band I was in, we had a '69 (?) (International schoolie) that I repaired, maintained and drove. I also drove a schoolie through mexico one year. So I guess that's where the bug began, it's been growing ever since, and driving up the mex/us coast in a 60's 4905 didn't help. That's whwn I decided I liked the rear engine/ air suspension up way more. So to re why have a bus? because it's fun.